Taipei Rambles: Tasty Eats: Part 1

As you probably already know, I looove to eat. Food excites me, and visiting places where there are tons of new foods to try is one of my favorite things about traveling. So let me provide fair warning: if you’re still following this blog, you can expect more posts about food than you’ll care to read.

Thankfully, since the unfortunate incident on the plane, we’ve had lots of good food experiences. Here are some of our favorites from our first week:

Veggie Heaven

There are tons of vegetarian-only restaurants in our neighborhood. You can fill up your plate with whatever you want, and pay by weight. It is so good.

Plum Flavored Potato Chips

Chip flavors are totally different on this side of the world. In the mainland, my favorite flavor was tomato. I discovered these plum chips here, and I love 'em just as much. They are like a salt and vinegar chip with a hint of tangy sweetness. Yummm. (As a side note, Mike went for the Steak and Garlic variety, and reported that they were also good).

Real plums, and various other fresh fruits

Sweet and delicious. We got a whole bag full for for less than $1.

These may look like the grapes at home, but they don't taste the same. The flavor reminds me of purple Dimetapp, totally sweet without any sourness.

The dragon fruit is beautiful, but to be honest, it doesn't taste as good as it looks. The markets are jam packed with other interesting looking fruits, though, and we will try more soon.

Lots and lots of baozi (steamed buns)

The pile of baozi we picked up at the market down the street.

Pickled bamboo stuffed baozi

Cabbage stuffed baozi

My favorite steamed buns are stuffed with juicy pork and green onion. Unfortunately, having one of those first thing in the morning (when they're mostly sold) is kind of like having a burger for breakfast. Tasty, but generally a bad idea.

Hot Pot!